Thread: My mama said: "In 10 years, those will be gone."
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Old 01-26-2014, 09:50 PM   #73
Andy_T
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Originally Posted by Mivo View Post
True, the format of most tablets is also not the most ergonomic for reading. In addition, tablets are much more fragile. If I fall asleep and the e-ink reader slides off and drops, it'll probably be fine (then again, I managed to kill my Kobo Glo by flopping on it), but I'm far more paranoid about the tablet.
Ermm, I do not think so.

I got the Kindle Fire when it was released specifically because it was not as fragile as the Kindle Keyboard (which I had happened to break 3 weeks after getting it, simply by putting it in a bag together with my iPad and iPod ... wrapped in a sleeve that was not sturdy enough). Now all my Kindles (currently 8 in the family, not counting the ipod/iphone/android apps) have sturdy covers.

I personally think that e-readers will continue to be around. They are just so much better than tablets for serious reading. Right now, you get the Kindle NT for 50 EUR ... guess that somewhere down the road, you will be able to pick up a paperwhite for not very much more than that (75-99 EUR range).

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Andy
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